Counterterrorism
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 06:49
Terrorism does not happen in a vacuum, and Kenya urgently needs to review its counter-terrorism strategy. Not to prevent the next attack, but to start dealing with the roots of the problem rather than its manifestations.
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 06:30
President Obama has cited the battle against al-Shabab militants in Somalia as a model of success for his relatively low-investment, light-footprint approach to counterterrorism. But this week’s massacre of 148 people at Garissa University College demonstrates the limits of the administration’s approach and the difficulty of producing lasting victories over resilient enemies.
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 06:21
Kenyan fighter jets have bombed positions of militant Islamist group al-Shabab in neighbouring Somalia, a military spokesman has told the BBC.
The warplanes had targeted two camps in the Gedo region, used by al-Shabab to cross into Kenya, the spokesman added.
Saturday, April 4, 2015 - 13:17
The United States State Department has laid out a new policy vision for Central Asia, with a greater focus on "countering violent extremism," harsh words for Russia, and a newly conciliatory line towards Iran.
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 06:42
The United States State Department has laid out a new policy vision for Central Asia, with a greater focus on "countering violent extremism," harsh words for Russia, and a newly conciliatory line towards Iran.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 06:58
The sudden departure of U.S. special operations forces from Yemen marks a devastating blow to a counterterrorism campaign that Barack Obama’s administration had heralded as a success story, officials and experts say, as Washington suffers another intelligence reverse in the fight against the al Qaeda group that poses the greatest threat to Americans.
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 07:06
The Afghan government is hoping Pakistan will help facilitate dialogue with the leaders of the Afghan Taliban, whom Pakistan has long harbored and enabled. Pakistan, for its part, has asked Kabul’s assistance against the leaders of the militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (T.T.P.), the so-called Pakistani Taliban, whose leaders are said to be hiding in eastern Afghanistan.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 06:51
The government ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the accounts of people suspected of financially supporting militants, said Mudassir Shah, an FIA official. The FIA arrested 24 people involved in 18 cases of illegal hawala/hundi since January 2014, officials said at the meeting, adding that they arrested 270 suspected money launderers.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 12:16
Released in early February, the Obama Administration’s new National Security Strategy for 2015 reaffirms U.S. foreign security assistance as a key part of U.S. efforts to address counterterrorism and prevent conflict abroad. Compared to the last U.S. National Security Strategy from 2010, however, there are some notable differences, some of which may indicate a narrower U.S. security assistance focus.
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 06:38
More than 1,300 young Somali men have been jailed in prisons abroad for piracy since 2005. Most have been sentenced to life in jail.